Cutting a curve

Elena_Bertucci

I would need to make cuts on a curved surface.

The cuts should follow the curvature of the part, as if it were a plastic mould.

How can this be done?

S1mon

Do you want the pattern to wrap around the corner?

You can use Wrap

It may take some extra work to deal with the holes that cross the boundary from the flat to the cylindrical surface.

shawn_crocker

You could also slice out the portion of geometry that needs the cuts. Convert this to sheet metal. Then do the cuts on the flat pattern. Finnish the sheet metal when done and boolean it back into the rest of the geometry.

Elena_Bertucci

S1mon said:

Do you want the pattern to wrap around the corner?

You can use Wrap

It may take some extra work to deal with the holes that cross the boundary from the flat to the cylindrical surface.

Using Wrap command i can create a surface around the corner but then I can't cut the part.
The cut should follow the curvature not be straight.

Elena_Bertucci

Wait, I used wrap command, then thickening command to create parts from the surface and then boolean function to remove that parts from the piece. Maybe I did it.

EvanReese

Here's my take if it helps.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6aeb56bfa9dca62d630aa094/w/5e8d8f8052c2b96a86835342/e/65d235bc26725cf3d2524bff

dirk_van_der_vaart

Here's my contribution, 8 features.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c13422eca0f4d5be891cfa22/w/6bdcdcce7beba14da4dda625/e/ffeb11b15fee059dbd1abf12

quintin_lee

Elena_Bertucci said:

Wait, I used wrap command, then thickening command to create parts from the surface and then boolean function to remove that parts from the piece. Maybe I did it.

I was looking for a solution and this worked perfectly for my design, Thank you!